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	* The 1-page image of Librarian playing the organ includes:		* The 1-page image of Librarian playing the organ includes:
	** It looks like a reference to [~~http~~://~~picasaweb~~.~~google~~.com/~~knox.blog/TerryJonesNaked#5102990380418276370~~ Terry Jones playing naked on the ~~piano~~] in Monty Python's Flying Circus		** It looks like a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLE60Aspsu4 Terry Jones playing naked on the organ] in Monty Python's Flying Circus

	* The 2-page black and white image of Greebo includes:		* The 2-page black and white image of Greebo includes:
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	** the naked Gytha Ogg sketch is a reference to [http://morgart4u.com/images/Titanic21280.jpg a drawing] from the film ''Titanic''		** the naked Gytha Ogg sketch is a reference to [http://morgart4u.com/images/Titanic21280.jpg a drawing] from the film ''Titanic''
	** Leonardo Da Vinci's [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/l/leonardo/leonardo_cats.jpg study of cat movements] is in the middle right (behind the flying machine sketch)		** Leonardo Da Vinci's [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/l/leonardo/leonardo_cats.jpg study of cat movements] is in the middle right (behind the flying machine sketch)
	** an Ornithopter, also ~~[http://z.about.com/d/inventors/1/0/2/y/ornithopter.jpg~~ Da Vinci's idea]		** an Ornithopter, also Da Vinci's idea

	* The pastiche of The Hireling Shepherd (with Gytha Ogg and Leonardo) includes:		* The pastiche of The Hireling Shepherd (with Gytha Ogg and Leonardo) includes:

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	** ~~picture~~ of Greebo when he was changed to a man (in {{WA}})		** Picture of Greebo when he was changed to a man (in {{WA}})
	** Greebo's {{M!!!}} Mask		** Greebo's {{M!!!}} Mask
	** ~~letter~~ Nanny wrote home in ''Witches Abroad''		** Letter Nanny wrote home in ''Witches Abroad''
	** [[Giamo Casanunda]]'s business card		** [[Giamo Casanunda]]'s business card
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			** Apple peel spelling out "Verence"
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{{Book Data
|cover=[[File:The Art of Discworld.jpg|220px]]
|illustrator=[[Paul Kidby]]
|date=2004
|publisher=Victor Gollancz
|isbn=0060758279
|pages=
|rrp=£14.99
|series=
|characters=
|annotations=
|notes=
}}

The second collection of [[Paul Kidby]] Discworld artwork, {{AOD}} includes commentary on the artwork by both Kidby and [[Terry Pratchett]].

The list of pictures below is not exhaustive.

== Pictured Locations ==

* [[Ankh-Morpork]]
** [[Tower of Art]]
* [[Death's Domain]]
* [[Lancre]]
* [[Überwald]]

== Pictured Characters ==

* [[Great A'Tuin]] and the four [[World Elephant|Giant elephants]]

* [[Havelock Vetinari]] with his motto, "Si Non Confectus Non Reficiat"

* [[Wuffles]]

* [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]
** Commander [[Samuel Vimes]] (colour)
** [[Nobby Nobbs]]
** Sergeant [[Fred Colon]]
** Captain [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]]
** [[Buggy Swires]]
** [[Angua_von_%C3%9Cberwald|Angua]]
** [[Detritus]]

* [[Assassins' Guild]]
** Dr [[Cruces]]
** [[Zlorf Flannelfoot]]
** [[Jonathan Teatime]]
** [[Alice Band]]
** [[Inigo Skimmer]]
** [[71-hour Ahmed]] (incorrectly referenced as 72-hour Achmed)
** [[Edward d'Eath]]
** [[Lord Downey]] (colour)

* [[Fools' Guild]]
** [[Dr. Whiteface]]

* [[Beggars' Guild]] (all of the below are honorary members only)
** [[Foul Ole Ron]] (colour)
** [[The Duck Man]] (colour)
** [[Coffin Henry]] (colour)
** [[Arnold Sideways]] (colour)
** [[Gaspode]] (colour)

* [[Vampires]]
** [[Otto Chriek]]

* [[Dwarfs]]
** [[Modo]]

* [[Trolls]] (excluding Detritus, see above)
** [[Ruby]]
** [[Zorgo]], the Retro Phrenologist
** [[Chrysoprase]]

* [[Wizards]]
** [[Rincewind]] (colour)
** [[Mustrum Ridcully]]
** The [[Dean]]
** [[Lecturer in Recent Runes]]
** [[Chair of Indefinite Studies]] (possibly as a joke, his right leg fades into the background, making him look a bit indefinite himself)
** [[Senior Wrangler]]
** The [[Bursar]]
** [[Ponder Stibbons]]
** The [[Librarian]] (colour) and [[Horace Worblehat]]

* Death and the Horsemen
** [[Death]] (colour) with his mottos "mon repos", "tempus fugit" (time flies), and [[Blue Öyster Cult|"non timetis messor"]]
** [[Death of Rats]] (colour)
** [[Quoth]] (colour)
** [[Binky]] (colour)
** [[Alberto Malich|Albert]] (colour)
** [[War]] (colour)
** [[Pestilence]] (colour)
** [[Famine]] (colour)
** [[Kaos]]

* Death and his family
** [[Mort]] (colour)
** [[Ysabell]] (colour)
** [[Susan Sto Helit]] (colour)

* [[Witches]] and related
** [[Esmerelda Weatherwax|Granny Weatherwax]] (colour)
** [[Nanny Ogg]] (colour), including [[Mona Ogg]] and nudes
** [[Greebo]] (colour)
** [[Leonal Felmet]]
** [[Lady Felmet]]
** [[Lily Weatherwax]]
** [[Magrat Garlick]]
** [[Aliss Demurrage|Black Aliss]]
** [[Agnes Nitt]]
** [[Nanny Annaple]]
** [[Gammer Tumult]]

* [[Elf|Elves]]
** [[Lankin]]
** [[Queen of the Elves]]

* [[Nac Mac Feegle]] and related
** [[Daft Wullie]]
** [[Fion]]
** [[No-As-Big-As-Medium-Jock-But-Bigger-Than-Wee-Jock-Jock]]
** [[Hamish]]
** [[Rob Anybody]]
** [[Tiffany Aching]] (colour)

* [[Vampires]]
** [[Lacrimosa]]
** Count [[Bela de Magpyr]]
** [[Count de Magpyr]]
** [[Vlad]]

* [[Barbarian heroes]]
** [[Cohen]]
** [[Truckle the Uncivil]]

* [[God]]s (excluding Death and company, see above)
** [[Hogfather]]
** [[Jack Frost]] with [[Verruca Gnome]] (colour)

* Others
** [[Mr. Tulip]] and [[Mr. Pin]]
** [[Errol]], swamp dragon (colour)
** [[Twoflower]]
** [[Miss Flitworth]]
** [[Hodgesaargh]] the Falconer, and [[Dave Hodges]], the model (of sorts) for Hodgesaargh
** [[Lancre Morris Men]]
** various [[Igor]]s (colour)
** [[Leonard of Quirm]] (colour)

== Pictured Events ==
* [[Waggy Races]]

== Pictured Items ==
* [[Dwarf Bread]]
* [[Hex]]

== Background Items ==
If you look carefully, some pictures contain fairly interesting items that aren't immediately obvious:

* The 2-page black/white image of the Librarian reading the library shows several fictional Discworld books, many of which appear in other books:
** [[Monster Fun Grimoire]]
** [[Nosehinger on the Laws of Contract]]
** [[Woddeley's Occult Primer]]
** [[Howe To Kille Insects]] by [[Humptulip]]
** [[Book of the Magick of Alberto Malich the Mage|The Book of Alberto Malich The Mage]]
** [[FulloMyth]]
** [[Bumper Fun Grimoire]]
** [[Octarine Fairy Book]]
** [[Book of Going Forth Around Elevenish]]
** [[Anima Unnaturale]]
** [[The Shuttered Palace]]
** [[Dictionary of Eye-Watering Words]]

* The 1-page image of Librarian playing the organ includes:
** It looks like a reference to [http://picasaweb.google.com/knox.blog/TerryJonesNaked#5102990380418276370 Terry Jones playing naked on the piano] in Monty Python's Flying Circus

* The 2-page black and white image of Greebo includes:
** picture of Greebo when he was changed to a man (in {{WA}})
** Greebo's {{M!!!}} Mask
** letter Nanny wrote home in ''Witches Abroad''
** [[Giamo Casanunda]]'s business card
** Nanny's banjo
** Granny's shoes
** Magrat's helmet
** Granny's mysterious box
** Granny's hat
** Magrat's amulets
** Nanny's pipe
** Bees
** Magic wand

* The 2-page black and white image of Leonard of Quirm includes:
** letters on the left side form "oh wretched mortals"
** letters on the right side form "open your eyes"
** the naked Gytha Ogg sketch is a reference to [http://morgart4u.com/images/Titanic21280.jpg a drawing] from the film ''Titanic''
** Leonardo Da Vinci's [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/l/leonardo/leonardo_cats.jpg study of cat movements] is in the middle right (behind the flying machine sketch)
** an Ornithopter, also [http://z.about.com/d/inventors/1/0/2/y/ornithopter.jpg Da Vinci's idea]

* The pastiche of The Hireling Shepherd (with Gytha Ogg and Leonardo) includes:
** Leonardo has a woman's handbag - possibly a reference to Da Vinci's [http://www.trivia-library.com/b/was-renaissance-artist-leonardo-da-vinci-gay-part-2.htm sexual orientation].

* The black and white sketch of Kaos includes:
** armour is covered with fractals

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